Editor’s note: The Copper Courier team will be off on Monday for Indigenous Peoples Day. We’ll be back in your inbox on Wednesday, Oct. 14. 

If you love reading and borrowing books, you may have noticed a new trend of libraries collaborating with musicians or cultural icons to make fun, decorative library cards.

Icelandic singer-songwriter Laufey worked with 50 libraries across the country, including Phoenix and Mesa, to create collectible cards. 

Phoenix Public Library created a special edition card to honor “The Wallace and Ladmo Show,” a children’s TV program that aired locally for 35 years.

Now, Mesa Public Library is working with a local band to create a commemorative card that celebrates the library’s 120th anniversary and the band’s 25th anniversary of its breakout album. 

Take a guess at which band it is, then check your answer in the story below!

Have a great weekend!

In honor of National Voter Education Week, we’re running this special section to help you get ready to vote on Nov. 3.

Before you cast your ballot, heads up: There are eight ballot measures for you to vote “yes” or “no” on.

While sometimes the measures come from citizen-led petitions, all of this year’s ballot measures were sent there by the Republican-led state Legislature.

They cover a lot of topics—from traffic cameras and taxes to elections and transgender kids.

Before you put pen to paper, you may want to take a beat and read more about them so you have a better idea of what you’re voting for. Sometimes the summaries on the ballot leave questions unanswered, and the names of the measures can be misleading.

If you want more info about what’s on your ballot this year, check out our voter hub link below for more resources to keep you in the know.

If you’re already on the Active Early Voting List, you’ll receive a ballot in the mail soon. If not, you can join it or request a one-time early ballot by Oct. 23. Drop it in the mail by Oct. 27, or take it to a dropbox or voting center by Nov. 3.

Thanks for reading. This newsletter was written by Jessica Swarner with stories from Sahara Sajjadi, Jessica Swarner, and USA Today Network via Reuters Connect. It was edited by Paula Solis.

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